Attachment for cultivators or plows



April 3, 1928. 1,665,178

1 P. RYAN ATTACHMENT FOR CULTIVATORS OR FLOWS Filed Dec. 18. 1925 INVENTOR I s a7 Zia/1 ATI'ORN EY Ihe object of'this invention is to provide a fender attachment of particular construc- Patented Apr. 3, 1928.

PAUL RYAN, or DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.

.ATTACHMENT FOR CULTIVATOBS OR PLOWS.

Application filed December 18, 1925. fierial No. 76,318.

Bars 14 and 14 ream tion for connection with the gangs frame of a cultivator, for the purpose of raising the leaves of corn stalks, placing soil around the hills, and removing weeds or lime growing between the rows.

A further object is to effect this result by providing an attachment or attachments 19 each including a bar connected at the forward end with a cultivator gang frame or plow beam, said bar having secured thereto a row ofprongs or teeth, curved, in a particular manner, and mounted as described below. 7

With the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention consists in the novel con struction and arrangement of elements described, illustrated and claimed, it being understood that modifications may be made wvithin the scope of'the claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In. the drawings forming a part of this application, 7

Figure 1 is a view in perspective, showing the fender attachment connected with the cultivator gang frames. Figure 2 is a detail in perspective, showing the manner of connecting the upper end of one of the prongs or teeth with thehor- 'izontal bar provided for mounting the rows of teeth illustrated in Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the ground engaging portion of a prong.

The gang frame on each side of the ma-' chine includes the bars or beams 10, 11 and 12, and these beams carry blades 13, 14. and 15,'which may be of any standard form or construction. The gang on the other side 4 of the machine is of similar construction and includes the beam 10, 11 and 12.

These elements last named are connected by means of bolts 13, at their forward ends,

and the beams 10, 11 and 12 are similarly connected by bolts 13, or by means of rivets,

if preferred.

- The fender attachment on each side, that is the attachment for each gang frame, in-

cludes a bar, such as element 14: or 14, these devices being ofiset from the elements 12 and 12, and being secured at 15, in an obvious manner.

includes a main shank portion 16, a lower curved portion 17, and a laterally extending portion 18, which is flattened and preferably formed asshown,that ishaving the extreme end cutaway at an angle, and if desired having the edge19 bevelled. p

- The prongs are curved in the same three tion, that is those mounted on bar 14,- are curved in the same direction as those mounted on bar 14:, and each prong or tooth includes an up er endportion deflected or bent at 20, curvec at 21', and having anend portion 22 projecting thru anaperture 2& ad jacent to aperture 25 thru which the por-. tion 20 first named extends. In viewofthis arrangement, the upper offset'end, or offset are aperturedftwo aper- I tures being provided for each prong or tooth, and these elements last named each portion of each prong, passes thru the bar 1 1- or 14, in reverse direction, and, the extreme end 22 is headed or otherwise secured 1 in opening 24, so that the prongs are not only braced in view of contact with the sides ofthe bars, at the points 27, but the upper" portions are firmly secured in such manner that they cannot bedetached by accident.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:

The combination with a bar'for connection with a-cultivator gang frame, said bar being apertured transversely, of a prong including a vertical shank portion, the upper part of which is adapted to engage the side of the bar, said prong being offset above the part thus engaging the bar, and the off- In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

PAUL RYAN.

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